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The stupid gross caterpillar on this stick keeps squirming down the branch I'm holding like it's actually trying to reach my bare hands, but thankfully the other stick I brought with me is able to protect my delicate hands from its nastiness. After making sure it's nice and far away from touching me, I bring out my keycard and open the door to Charlotte's suite.

"!!!"

Theresa leaps back a few feet in order to avoid crashing into me... or rather, to avoid me crashing into her. It looks like she was just about to leave when I stepped through the doorway.


>apologize to the theresa and wish her well
>ask her to stick around for a few minutes

>>42019505
>>apologize to the theresa and wish her well

This quest sucks.

>>42019495
Your clock is ticking, Overchan

>>42019505
>apologize to the theresa and wish her well

>>42019505
>ask her to stick around for a few minutes

We might need her for something, maybe?

>>42019505
>apologize to the theresa and wish her well

>writing

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>>42019505
>apologize to the theresa and wish her well
Also happy birthday arch!

"Oh-" I glance at my hands to make sure that the caterpillar hasn't fallen. "Sorry, Theresa."
"It's fine," she replies, shaking her head. "I got the Synapse and everything so it's not like I didn't know you were on the way back."

With a sigh, she slings the backpack she brought with her over her shoulder.

"Your costume's in there?" I ask.
"Yeah..." she groans. "But it's covered in blood so it's not like I can wear it again... I'm probably gonna burn it tomorrow morning after my Mom leaves for work."
"Oh," I lower my head. "Sorry, I know it took you a long time to sew it."
"That's not so bad," she replies, "I still have the patterns I used to make it so sewing a new one will probably take about a day or so to do. My mask, on the other hand..."

She reaches into her bad and shows it to me. In addition to having been smashed in half, the visor's covered in hairline cracks that don't look like they can be fixed.


>[1/?]

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>>42020302

"My stuff might've been ruined," she says, "but we were able to find Mina and you don't have to worry about that vampire anymore either. Things might not have turned out exactly the way I wanted, but I still consider it an overall win."

I can't help but feel at least a little bit relieved that she isn't mad at me for getting her involved in this. And then that relief is crushed when I glance into the other room and see Charlotte crouching on the floor with Milla.

"Anyways," Theresa says, "I need to get home before my Mom starts to worry."
"Oh-" I quickly step away from the door so she can pass. "Thanks for everything you did today."
"Anything for you."

Theresa winks at me as she walks past me towards the door. I really hope that wasn't her other self flirting...


>[2/?]

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>>42020495
>[3/3]

After making sure the door to the suite is closed, I hurry to the kitchen and drop the caterpillar into a jar so it can't get on me. Once I'm certain that it can't get out, I drop a few leaves from the branch it was crawling on into the jar and carry it to the living room where Charlotte is.

"Mission complete," I say, holding out the jar so she can see the fruits of my labor.

Charlotte lets out something halfway between a meow and a birdcall as she gets up from the floor and approaches me, creeping low to the floor so she can get a better look inside the jar.

"......I remember these," Charlotte says, tapping the glass with a talon that's as long as one of my fingers. "So they're -moth- caterpillars?"
"Apparently," I shrug. "I just remember them as the gross things that my Dad would drop on my Mom to scare her with when me and Allison were little."

That earns what seems like a smile.


>let's call your father and find out what exactly you're supposed to do with this thing
>let's call gabrielle first to see what's going on with her

>>42020722
>let's call your father and find out what exactly you're supposed to do with this thing

>>42020722
>let's call your father and find out what exactly you're supposed to do with this thing

Didn't either of you pass second grade!?
You capture the caterpillar and leave it in a jar for 2 weeks and it makes a chrysalis then pops out as a butterfly.

I'm assuming there's going to be some hilarious hanging places necessary for a human-sized pod though...

>>42020722
>Hang on, let me text your father and ask him what we're supposed to do with this thing.

>writing

>>42020963
So, if Char is copying a moth, have you decided if she'll inherit their attraction to light? I think it would be adorable for CC to casually throw out light butterflies only for Charlotte to be entranced and try to chase them down.

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"But now that we have this gross thing," I say, "let's call your father back and find out what exactly you're supposed to do with it."
"...yeah, that does sound like a good idea," Charlotte replies. "I don't want to mess up whatever process this is supposed to be..."

Fortunately, Charlotte's phone is right where I left it so I don't have to go searching. After putting down the caterpillar jar in its place, I go through her contacts and call her father's number back.

"Hello?" he answers almost immediately. "This is Cecile again, right?"
"Yeah," I nod. "Sorry to bug you again."
"That's okay," he replies. "So did you have any luck in getting a caterpillar? If you didn't, I have an insect supplier place all checked out and I can make the order right away..."
"No, I found one," I say.

I don't even know why I'm surprised that he's already prepared to have one sent here.


>[1/?]

>>42021297

"We just need to know what exactly Charlotte's supposed to do with it," I say.
"...oh," he sighs. "Yeah, I probably should've given you that information right away... would've saved a lot of trouble too."

He seems more annoyed with himself than I would've expected.

"I doubt Charlotte can hold a phone right now," he says, "so would you mind putting me on speakerphone?"
"Uh, sure," I reply.

It takes a fair amount of effort, but I'm successful in doing so before too long. Go me.

"Charlotte!" he calls out.
"Mhra!?" Both Charlotte -and- Milla jump upon hearing that familiar voice. "M- Mr. Gauthier!?"
"The one and only," he laughs. "So how's my big girl doing?"
"......horrible," she says in a half-whisper.
"Well hopefully we can fix that real soon," he replies. "Did Cecile relay to you what I said?"
"She said that you said that I need a caterpillar," she says.
"Great, so you must've gotten at least something of an idea."


>[2/?]

>>42019495
>>I am certain that this will backfire in some way
>Uppercase
Did CC think that?

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"There's a diary of a previous holder of your Branch that I was holding onto just in case you lost control of yours," he says in a concerned tone. "But to get right to the point, what you'll need from that caterpillar is its ability to produce silk and metamorphose. Only those two."
"I thought so," Charlotte replies.
"The silk is to make a cocoon with, which is why it needed to be a moth and not a butterfly caterpillar."

I'm not sure how that matters, but okay.

"The gist of it is that you make a cocoon and metamorphose back into your 'adult' form," he says, "which ought to be your usual self. Makes sense, right?"
"I guess?" Charlotte replies. "If that's all it takes then I'll do it right now."
"That's where it gets tricky," he says. "First off, you're going to have to eat to capacity. I mean, completely stuff yourself. It apparently burns a ton of energy so you risk starving to death if you don't have anything to draw from as far as calories go."

Oh.

I hadn't even considered that.


>[3/?]

>>42021297
>"Sorry to bug you again."
Not funny.

>>42020983
>So, if Char is copying a moth, have you decided if she'll inherit their attraction to light? I think it would be adorable for CC to casually throw out light butterflies only for Charlotte to be entranced and try to chase them down.
It's an amusing thought to say the very least.
But that's already covered with the traits she got from Milla.

>>42021537
>>>I am certain that this will backfire in some way
>>Uppercase
>Did CC think that?
No.

The pronoun "!" is the only thing that it capitalizes.

>>42021633
>>"Sorry to bug you again."
>Not funny.
Not intentional.

>>42021615
>[4/4]


"...I see..." Charlotte sounds (understandably) concerned. "Was there anything else that I needed to be careful about?"
"Yeah, actually," he sighs. "I know this is going to be hard on you, but the diary stated that the person who did this before you broke off all their mental links with the animals whose traits they'd copied to become... like that."

Charlotte's jaw drops.

"But that means that I'll have to..." Charlotte's voice drops off.
"I know," he replies, "and I know the thought of it's really hard on you. All three of them are your babies and you've been linked with them for years now but if you -don't- break the link then there's a high chance that when you get out of that cocoon you'll just be an even bigger version of whatever it is that you look like right now."


>volunteer my help
>I'm sure gabrielle will help
>keep quiet for now

>>42021615
>I hadn't even considered that.
So what? Half of a burgerking meal should do it.

>>42021757
>Charlotte
>Eating to capacity with half a Burger King meal

>>42021754
>volunteer my help

>>42021754
>volunteer my help

>>42021754
>>keep quiet for now

What are they even helping her with? It's a given that Char has their moral support, if that's all it is.

>>42021754
>volunteer my help

>>42021754
>volunteer my help

>>42021754
>volunteer my help

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>>42021773
Ate you calling her fat?

>>42021780
Sorry, I should've been more clear.


>writing

>>42021874
No. I'm just saying no one will feel like they're full after that minute amount of food.

>>42021920
You can feel full after little food if you're not used to eating a lot.

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>>42021920
>minute

>>42021990
Depends what you've eaten throughout the day. At this moment we were talking about eating to capacity, meaning untill she cannot bring herself to eat anything more.

>>42022001
It'd take four of those before I even started to feel full.

Such is the depth of my hunger.

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>>42022001
>Half a basic Burger King meal
Yeah, it's not that much.

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>>42022032
Fatass.

"Umm," I clear my throat, "I'll help look after them while you're in the cocoon," I say. "Milla and Loki like me and I think I can manage with Rhaccy too..."
"And there we go," Mr. Gauthier says. "Cecile will take care of them for you while you're unable to."
"Yeah," I show Charlotte a forced smile. "So you don't have to worry about that."

Charlotte takes a couple of deep breaths before waking back over to Milla and giving her a big hug. I guess this is a way bigger deal for her than I initially thought.

"...be good for Cecile, okay?" she says to the cat, who purrs in response.


>[1/?]

>>42022125
I hope Milla attacks CC immediately after Char drops the link.

>>42022174
I was worried about that as well. It would be wise to try and get Milla to go to sleep first.

>>42022174
Charlotte waking up to a mauled CC would be pretty great.

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>>42022174
>>42022212

>>42022032
That is 2680 calories and 192% of the advised daily cholesterol.

On its own, not counting fries, drinks or whatever else you eat that day.

>>42022212
>Charlotte wakes up
>Girlfriend bleeding out
>Cat is lasered in half
>Raccy picking at the cadavers

>>42022242
I'd prefer it if the Cat was picking at Cecile.
Loki flew into the window and killed himself, and Raccy just fucked right off.

>>42022222
Quints confirm truth.

>>42022125


"Okay." Charlotte says as she rises to her feet. "If this is the only way to go back to normal, I'll go along with it."
"Great," Mr. Gauthier says.

Suddenly, the door swings open.

"I'm back!!" Gabrielle announces to the entire freaking world. With the biggest, brightest smile ever, she holds up Shary... who has Loki just kind of sitting in his slightly deflated head. "Look, Loki's okay!"


>[2/?]

>>42022174
>>42022242

That's some higurashi level shit. I don't think arch is into that.

>>42022429
>"I'm back!!" Gabrielle announces to the entire freaking world. With the biggest, brightest smile ever, she holds up Shary... who has Loki just kind of sitting in his slightly deflated head. "Look, Loki's okay!"
That isn't very low key of her.

>>42022487
>Meanwhile, vampire girl is pile of hamburger

>>42022530
I know what to feed Charlotte.

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>>42022429


The crow looks up at us and lets out a long caw.

"The doctor said his wing's messed up and he won't be able to fly for a while," Gabrielle says, "but nothing's broken and he should be okay in a few weeks!"
"That's great to hear," Mr. Gauthier replies over the speakerphone.

And Gabrielle's eyes practically bug out of her head.

"D- DADDY!?" she gasps. "I was just about to call you!"
"Heh, I bet you were," he laughs. "I was just getting done telling Charlotte a way to maybe get back to normal."
"Really?" she gasps again. "So she not gonna be a cat forever?"
"Did you really think that -I- would allow that to happen?" he asks.
"Ehehe..." she smiles. "I guess not."

She seemed to accept that explanation pretty readily...

"Anyways," Mr. Gauthier says, "Cecile's going to be looking after Charlotte's animals while she's not able to do so herself so I'm going to need you and Ankerashariva to help her with Milla."
"Hm?" she glances at me. "Shary says that it's no problem."
"Thanks."

For the next ten minutes or so, Mr. Gauthier talks to his daughters about family stuff that's not really any of my business so I just kind of tune it out. I do notice that both Charlotte and Gabrielle are in better spirits than they were just a few hours ago, which is a huge relief for me.

And though the idea of pet(?)-sitting for however long is kind of scary, it's not like I haven't taken care of feeding all three of them before while Charlotte was asleep so I'm pretty sure that I know what to do as far as that goes.

they are all going to go feral and eat you

you will awaken to the sight of your own entrails staining the carpet of the living room

that which communes with the lesser will emerge from its cocoon rife with hunger and consume what is left of you

the last thing you will see before you conscience fades will be the sight of its gaping maw closing down on your head

you have been warned


>[3/?]

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>>42022608
>Over-chan

>>42022608
Over-chan is a girl after my heart.

>>42022608
Eh, that might be CC's fetish, Overshine.

>>42022639
I could see CC getting into bondage and light SM play, but other than that I'm afraid she'll permanently be pretty vanilla.

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>>42022608
>[4/4]

SMACK

The sound of my both of my hands slapping my cheeks at once draws the attention of everyone else in the room.

"Cecile?" Charlotte calls out. "What's the matter!?"
"Y- yeah..." Gabrielle eyes me like she's worried. "Are you feeling okay?"
"My mind started to drift," I reply, "but I'm fine now."
"If you say so," she mumbles. "Are you feeling okay enough to eat?" she asks. "'Cuz Daddy said that Charlotte has to pig out so I was gonna order a bunch of food for all of us."


>yes, I hunger
>before eating, I wanted to talk about ____________

>>42022678
And CC is the dominant one.

>>42022692
>yes, I hunger
Hold Char's hand while we wait for food

>>42022718
Most of the time, but they would switch on occasion

>>42022744
I guess it would only go as far as love-bites from Char.

>>42022608

that which communes with the lesser will emerge from its cocoon rife with hunger and consume what is left of you

>the last thing you will see before you conscience fades will be the sight of its gaping maw closing down on your head

I would love to see that as a bad end in the vn. Charlotte having to cope with consuming/killing Cecile in animalistc hunger would be great.

>>42022058
>>42022222
I -can- eat that much. That doesn't mean that I -do- eat that much.

gone are the days when I could spent ten dollars and get ten double cheeseburgers


>writing

>>42022846
Look after yourself arch.
I'm waiting on that VN, and hopefully FDQ VN.

>>42022846
>gone are the days when I could spent ten dollars and get ten double cheeseburgers
The 1960s?

>>42022798
Looking after Char's pets poorly and getting eaten by them would make for a very interesting bad end.

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"Yeah, alright," I nod. "I haven't eaten anything in a while anyways."
"Cool," Gabrielle nods.

While Gabrielle hurries to the hotel's phone to call room service, I make my way over to Charlotte's place on the floor and sit down next to her.

"It's going to be fine," I say to her.
"I hope so," Charlotte replies with a deep sigh.
"C'mon..."

I reach over to her and place my hand in hers. It's nearly twice the size of my own now, and that's not counting the massive claws that are each as long as the corresponding finger on my hand. And to think, these are what Charlotte used to tear that vampire girl into what might as well been hamburger meat...

"Sorry," Charlotte says, noticing the look in my eyes. "I know how you feel about... -hair-..."

Oh GOD.


>[1/?]

>>42022876
Am I the only one who is happy PG is getting a VN first so arch can learn from his mistakes and and make FD's VN even better?

>>42022879
Arch is not a wizard yet.
So, time traveling turtle?

>>42022956
>"Sorry," Charlotte says, noticing the look in my eyes. "I know how you feel about... -hair-..."
>Oh GOD.
You had this planned didn't you?

>>42022957
FD will never get the VN treatment

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>>42022978
Yes it will, none of us will live to see it.

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>>42022956

"Thhhhhthat's not what I was thinking about!" I stammer.
"I know I'm ugly like this..." Charlotte says. "You don't have to try and spare my feelings."
"Seriously, I wasn't thinking about -that-!" I blurt out. "I made that face because I was thinking about how that girl ended up, not because you have fur now!"

Christ!

"......oh," Charlotte looks away from me like she's embarrassed.
"And this is fur... and feathers," I say. "It's not like... you know..."

What I wouldn't give for Theresa's power right now.


>[2/?]

>>42023037
>[3/3]

"ANYWAYS," I squeeze her giant paw as hard as I can, "I love you so quit worrying about dumb stuff!" I declare.
"...even though I look like this?" Charlotte mumbles.
"YES, stupid!" I groan. "I'm still here, aren't I?"


>leave it at that
>tell her to quit questioning it already

>>42023106
Kiss her

This quest is making me question whether I'm a furry. The idea of Char covered in fur is way too appealing.

>>42023106
>>leave it at that

>>42023127
I'd rather not. That shit's nasty.

>>42023134
>I'd rather not. That shit's nasty.
It's never nasty to kiss the one you love

>>42023106
>tell her to quit questioning it already

>>42023127
>>42023106
Kiss her then
>>tell her to quit questioning it already

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>>42023152
Are you sure about that?

>>42023172
Without a doubt

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>>42023172

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>>42023215
Ok then.

>writing

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Before she can say anything else stupid, I lean in and kiss her right on her lips. Stunned, she freezes up for a moment before leaning away from me so suddenly that she actually ends up falling over.

"Is that answer enough?" I ask. "Now quit questioning it already!"
"......" Charlotte pulls her hand free from my grip and covers her face with it. "...okay, just don't do that again..."
"Fine," I say, turning away from her. "And just so you know, I am going to jump on you once you're out of that cocoon. Worse than when you're on catnip. No matter what."
"Wha-!?" Charlotte squeaks. "B- but what if it doesn't work and I still look like-"

fool

you have said it and now you cannot take it back

now I actually hope that it emerges as some sort of unspeakable horror

just so that I can watch your mind break


>[1/?]

>>42023302
Overshine would love posting here.

>>42023335
Anon... We're Overshine.

>>42023302

After my awkward declaration of future conquest, things are really awkward between me and Charlotte. Soon enough, she gets up from her seat on the floor next to me under the excuse of looking at the caterpillar that I brought, and I focus my attention of the others in the room in the meantime.

Gabrielle's totally focused on Loki, I guess he's her favorite of Charlotte's animals. After she gets done ordering our food, she gently places him down onto the floor and from there, she and Shary watch him carefully as he hops around the suite. Eventually, he makes his way over to the ever-lazy Milla, and... hops on her head.

I hop up, worried that the crow that I've taken a liking to will end up getting hurt by the massive cat, but Milla simply tilts her head a bit so that he can get centered and then stands up herself.

It is both a bizarre and adorable sight, that's all I can really say.


>[2/?]

>>42023353
Can't be. Cecile would constantly be trancing because her wishes align with ours thanks to democracy.

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>>42023372
>[3/3]

After maybe an hour of goofing off like this, room service finally knocks on the door. After Charlotte and Milla are safely hidden inside the bedroom, me and Gabrielle to to the door and bring the food into the suite. And holy crap there's a lot of it. In addition to the relatively simple meals that me and Gabrielle got for ourselves, there are TEN steaks, a massive heaping of some linguine dish, some vegetables... needless to say, this is more food than we've ever had ordered here before. Even the guy who brought it up here is surprised at the amount.

...but even though there's an obscene amount of food here, Charlotte makes short work of it. Steak after steak disappears into the abyss that is her stomach, and she even ends up finishing off what's left over from me and Gabrielle's food. And then she cleans out the fridge.

I guess she must've already mimicked that caterpillar I brought.


>was there anything that I wanted to do before calling it a night?

>>42023455
Don't worry Charlotte, no matter what happens I'll be right here waiting for you when you emerge from your cocoon.

>>42023455
I forget, did we inform the big sis we'd be staying over? If we didn't, we should.

>>42023302
>"Fine," I say, turning away from her. "And just so you know, I am going to jump on you once you're out of that cocoon. Worse than when you're on catnip. No matter what."
Gabrielle is still here.

>>42023505
We called her on our way to get the caterpillar

>writing

>>42022978
FD's VN is so non-canon it hurts.

>>42023573
That's how the Irene route likes it.

>>42023573
>Implying we're not deciding the main route atm

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>>42023573
We should have taken the canonical route.

>>42023595
FD's VN's most fleshed out route is Charlotte, yes. But canonically Cecile cheats on Charlotte with Sorry, you'll have to get information from the future the normal way - by progressing through time at a rate of 1 second per second until the future becomes the present.

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"Nngh..." Charlotte opens up her mouth for a toothy yawn. "I think this is it for me."
"Cocoon time?" Gabrielle asks.
"Yeah," she nods. "so you two can take a taxi out while I do this, okay?"
"Uh-uh," Gabrielle shakes her head. "Me and Shary're staying right here."
"......" Charlotte's shoulders heave a long, pained sigh. "And it's not like I can -make- you leave while I'm looking like this..." she mutters to herself.
"Nope!" Gabrielle giggles. "You're not getting rid of me so easily!"

It's clear from the situation that Charlotte means to groan, but with her body as it is it comes out more as a growl.

"FINE," Charlotte says with a huff. "I'm going to finally get these clothes off of me," she points to the tattered dress that's struggling under the strain of her massive body, "and then I'm going to my room. DON'T look at me when I'm not wearing anything, you got it? I don't have any clothes that I can actually put on."
"Tell that to Cecile," Gabrielle points to me, "not us."
"She's not staying here," Charlotte replies. "...actually, give her some money for a taxi so she can get home."

Hahaha here we go...


>[1/?]

>>42023648
>Hahaha here we go...
I told you.

>>42023648
Here we go straight to Allison who would very much like to see us, RIGHT, CC?

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>42023648
Playin' videogames with Gabby, fuck year.

Maybe we can start playing that MMO that Gabby, Mina, and Sun-Mi play.

>My captcha includes a Pikachu
Oh shit
POKEMON WORLD CONFIRMED FALSE DENDRITE CANON

>>42023648

"I'm not going home tonight," I say.
"...what." Charlotte glares at me.
"You shouldn't be alone so I'm staying," I say. "I already told Allison and everything."
"Damn it..." she grumbles.

Even through her altered features, I can recognize the look of defeat on her face.

"Whatever..." Charlotte grumbles. "But you're sleeping out here," she says. "And the same goes for you, I don't want you looking at me when I'm like this."
"Fair enough," I shrug. "And once you emerge from the cocoon, I'll be right here waiting for you."
"Yeah, yeah..." she replies, drooping so low that my head is actually above hers, "I love you too. Now go away so I can get these clothes off of me."

Charlotte then pushes us away and stomps to the bathroom, slamming the door behind her. I hope it's not broken.


>[2/?]

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>>42023693
Bend the light so you can see under the door.

>>42023632
>1 second per second
That's monstrous! Who could live in such a horrible way?

>>42023764
>As much as I love Charlotte (and I really, REALLY do), she's not quite -that- high on my list.
CC's parents, Allison, and... Mina, I guess?

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>>42023693
inb4 looking at her naked makes the transformation fail

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>>42023693


While Charlotte gets ready for The Cocooning, me and Gabrielle head for the couch and plop down onto it.

"Thanks," Gabrielle says to me while hugging Shary.
"Hm?" I turn to her. "For what?"
"For being here," she mumbles. "You love Charlotte -almost- as much as I do and that means a lot to her."
"'Almost' as much as you do?" I turn to her with a bemused smile.
"Yeah, ALMOST as much," she repeats herself. "The only people I love more than Charlotte are Daddy and Shary."
"Wow," I whistle. "So that makes her number three?"

As much as I love Charlotte (and I really, REALLY do), she's not quite -that- high on my list.

"Yeah," Gabrielle nods. "And you're number four."


>[3/?]

>>42023779
SPOILER
Cecile's parents are TWO people.

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I'm unable to withstand the uncontrollable urge to hug this adorable being that's sitting next to me. And much to my chagrin, said urge is paired with the flow of tears from my eyes.

"Eww, cut it out!" Gabrielle pushes away from me. "You're getting my hair wet!"
"Sorry," I mumble, sniffling.
"Jeez," she starts to blush. "I just meant that you're like a less cool, less pretty but more cute big sister or something."
"Ehehe..." I laugh while wiping the tears from my eyes.
"And you didn't run away when Charlotte turned into that, so that means that you're into more than just her pretty looks."

She turns to me and squints.

"...but you might be after our money..." Gabrielle says.
"Please," I groan. "That's just an added perk."
"Sure it is," she says, pushing me over.


>[4/?]

>>42023859
> pushing me over.
B-be gente~

>>42023886
Too late. Shary is coming in hard.

>>42023886
Gabrielle is female.
F E M A L E.

>>42023859
"And where does... Oskar rank?"

>>42023859

Our mushy bonding moment lasts for a little while longer, but then we both start yawning so Gabrielle hurries into the bedroom to get our nightclothes before Charlotte claims the room as a no-entry zone. After we get changed, Gabrielle pets both Milla and Loki a few times before curling up in the smaller couch with a blanket. She's kind enough to let me have the larger one.

After I've taken off my glasses and turned off the lights, I finally hear the click of the bathroom and Charlotte's heavy footsteps as she runs into the bedroom before anyone can see her. But I pay it no mind since I'm already on the verge of sleep.

TAP TAP


>[5/?]

>>42023901
>TAP TAP
Oh

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"Hm?" I struggle to open my eyes... and see nothing but a faded blur. With a groan, I lift my hand and grab my glasses from where I left them, then clumsily slap them onto my face. "Gabrielle?"

She's kneeling right in front of me.

"What's the matter?" I yawn.

And now that my vision's cleared up, it's clear that she's on the verge of tears.

"Oh crap!" I quickly shift myself upright. "What happened, did you have a nightmare?"
"No..." she slowly shakes her head. "...I just can't stop thinking about it..."
"About what?"
"That park..." she sniffles. "...and before that, the fight with Mina. It was all my fault and I don't know what to..."

I lean in and hug her just as she breaks down into sobbing.


>[6/?]

>>42023933
Help her grind for items or whatever on that MMO you play, until you feel your debt has been repaid.
Guilt fixed.

>>42023933

"It's okay..." I whisper to her while running my fingers through her hair. "None of that was your fault."
"But it was!" she cries. "I'm the one who told Gabrielle to call Mina when Charlotte ran after you last night! And I -saw- that stupid woman winding up to throw that rock and I could've stopped her but I just watched and then I could've caught the rock before it hit Loki and I didn't because I'm an idiot..." her voice gets choked up.

...wait.

"Shary?" I loosen my grip on her and look her in the eyes.
"Y..." she sniffles. "...yeah, it's me..."


>[7/?]

>>42023968
Shary you're a girl now :3

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>>42023968
>I'm the one who told Gabrielle to call Mina
HAHAHA. ARCH, YOU BIG DUMMY, YOU MADE A TYP-

>...yeah, it's me...
Ohhh.

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>>42023968
>[8/8]

The only other time I remember Shary actually using Gabrielle's body instead of the plushie was during that late-night pizza raid...

"It..." I hug her, "...it's okay so don't cry. Loki's going to be alright and Charlotte's going to be alright and Mina's going to be alright and nobody blames you."
"But -I- do," she says, burying her head into my chest. "And I can't say anything to Gabrielle about it or she'll start blaming herself..."

Wow. Uh... yeah, I can see how this is bothering her.

...-him-?

This is so complicated.

"Everything I say something I screw up," she cries. "I hate it."
"..."
"And even when I -don't- say anything..." she pulls tighter on me. "...I know that guy she likes is actually your friend but I can't bring myself to tell her and I know it's just gonna make things worse but I-"


>try to cheer the shary up
>let the shary cry it out

>>42024052
>>try to cheer the shary up

And before CC realized, she had become the therapist everyone comes to talk to about their problems.

>>42024052
>...-him-?
Overshine? Shary is a boy? Gabrielle has a boy inside her? Lewd.

>let the shary cry it out

>>42024052
>the murderbunny crying
Huh. Looks like sometimes, Shary varies.

>>42024087
Maybe Over Shine is the boy too and is tsun for Cecile.

>>42024052
>let the shary cry it out

>>42024052
>try to cheer the shary up
What happened or didn't happen doesn't matter. I know you want nothing but the best for Gabrielle and her friends, and as long as that doesn't change nothing else matters. Hold them thight.

>>42024052
>>try to cheer the shary up

>>42024052
[x] Hug Shary

>>42024087
>Overshine? Shary is a boy? Gabrielle has a boy inside her? Lewd.

Actual backstory spoilerness, the overly abridged version:

Ankerashariva (Gabrielle's alternate personality) is a girl because Gabrielle is a girl. That's just how it works.

Ankerashariva (Gabrielle's stuffed cat) is a poorly-made representation of a character that Gabrielle's mother used to tell her stories about, and in those stories he was a boy.

Shary just accepts being called a guy because that's how Gabrielle's always seen it and it's not like it matters either way.


>writing

>>42024170
That's a more interesting and thought out explanation than I was expecting.

>>42024170
Maybe Theresa can be a boy for Gabrielle too. "Oskar" just has to rewrite Gabrielle's mind every time she realizes what's up.

>>42024205
Yeah, I call bullshit, this quest is too interesting and thought out.
Go back to posting moefaggotry and spaghetti lesbians.

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"Uh..." I groan. "...yeah, that last one..."
"See?" she sobs. "Everything I do is just WRONG and-"
"Hey," I push her from my bosom, hold her by the shoulders and look her in the eye. "-I'm- the one who screws everything up, none of this would've even happened if it wasn't for me."
"You're just the victim-"
"Maybe, but I always make it worse," I say, shaking my head. "But if I let it all get to me then it's all over, you know?"

Quite literally in my case.

"The same goes for you," I say, pulling her in for a tight hug. "Quit worrying about what happened or what didn't happen, okay? I know you only want the best for Gabrielle, and as long as that's the case then nothing else matters."
"......" She hugs me even tighter than before. Like. really, REALLY tight. Even worse than my father's bearhugs.
"Okay..."


>[1/?]

>>42024233
I don't think that's smart, seeing as it rewrites everything relating to Theresa as well. She might just make Gabi forget ever going to our town.

Are people still salty about picking Charlotte? I actually like her and the complications she brings.

Wow, this is still running when I wake up for once!

>>42024288
Some anons just never let go, especially if it provides opportunities to shitpost.

>>42024288
Waifuing is srs bsns.

>>42024313
I'm an optimist.
I believe that EVERY post is an opportunity to shitpost.

>>42024288
I've been supporting her since we routelocked, even though she was nowhere near my first choice.

>>42024313
>>42024288

Some anons are still salty about picking Luci.

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>>42024246
>[2/2]

Even after that, she continues to cry... but I just continue hugging her for as long as it's needed while thinking to myself how lucky is that Gabrielle's alternate personality is every bit as sweet as she is. I'm just a little bit jealous.

...more than a little bit, but jealousy never accomplished anything so I push those thoughts away.

"Cecile..." she looks up at me with eyes reddened from all that crying.
"Hm?" I look down at that adorable face.
"......can we stay like this?"
"Huh?"

I'd like to go to sleep, you know.

"Noting weird," she mumbles, "but I don't want to be by myself, and..."


>yeah, okay
>sorry but no

>>42024341
>yeah, okay

>>42024341
>yeah, okay

>>42024341
>>yeah, okay

>>42024341
>yeah, okay

>>42024329
I want to be irrationally salty about something since I think irrationally salty people are fucking hilarious, but every time I try, I can never get seriously immersed in the hurt feelings, and I usually end up saying "Nuuuuu mah feelings! u hurt mah feelings on the interwebz" and giggling.

It's not that I can't be autistically focused on one opinion. I literally am an aspergerlar. But every time I try to get salty I just end up mocking something and laughing.

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>>42024344
>>42024345
>>42024347
>>42024353

When the loli asks you to hug her you comply.

>>42024341
>yeah, okay
NightCecile a cute!

So are we raising the flag for Gabby or Shary route here?

>>42024341
>yeah, okay
We are second best older sister.

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>>42024365
Yeah, trolling is a art

>>42024379
>Allison
>Charlotte
You sure about that?

>>42024393
To Gabrielle.
Unless CC fucks up again and loses to Allison.

>>42024401

Allison owns.

>>42024401
I wouldn't discount the possibility anon.

>>42024367
What have you done to Sorceress?
And ... um, do you have Amazon?
I kind of need lolizon for ... homework

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"Yeah, okay," I say, leaning down and kissing her on the forehead like Allison used to do to me when I was feeling bad.
"Thanks," she mumbles, hugging me again.

Fortunately, the couch is large enough for both of us to lay down together without falling off and the blanket's wide enough to cover both of us. Gabrielle... or Ankerashariva, I guess, holds on to me while burying her head in my chest and we both close our eyes.

"...Cecile...?" she calls out to me as I'm starting to drift off.
"Hm?" I mumble.
"You're my number five," she says.

Oh, like what Gabrielle was talking about before.

"Thanks," I laugh. "So who beats me?" I ask.
"Of course Gabrielle's number one," she replies. "Then Charlotte, then Daddy..."

She pulls in closer.

"...then Mommy," she says. "Gabrielle can't remember her... but I can. I loved her so much..."

I start to drift off again.

But I think I can still hear the sound of crying.


>[1/?]

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>>42024417
Thought I had one saved, but I cannot find it. Just google it and you should be able to find it easily.

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>>42024436
fairies are nice.

>>42024436
Dude I bet that fairy is a total slut

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>>42024444
Deploying fairy

>>42024435
I didn't ask for these feels.
Shary is now best imouto in my book.

>>42024444
quads are also nice

>>42024471
Not Cecile?

>>42024471
Bullshit, you've been asking for these feels for 100 threads. Or at the very least, you've been returning to a place where these feels are inevitable, and you had knowledge that the feels would inevitably happen.
If you consented to stay in these threads, knowing that feels would happen, then you consented to experiencing the feels.
Ergo, you asked for these feels.

>>42024479
hurf durf feggtz git off mai vidyer

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>>42024435

Something's pushing up against my chest... it's hard to breathe.

"Mmgh..." my eyes open and I'm met with-
"GAAAAAAAAAH!"

The wind is knocked out of me and a loud thud echoes throughout the living room. After taking a few seconds to recover from the sudden attack, I reach for my glasses and look for what the hell it was that just attacked me.

"What the HECK, Cecile!?" Gabrielle shouts, pointing at me while her face gradually turns bright red. "I went to sleep over THERE," she points to the other couch, "so why the heck did I wake up in YOUR arms!? You're not gonna recruit me, you weirdo!"
"...wha?" I rub my eyes. "What are you talking about?"
"You know what!" she growls. "Just because my sister's gay and you're gay and our friends are gay, that doesn't mean that -I'm- gonna go gay too!" she slaps her nonexistent chest. "I like BOYS!"
"......" I roll my eyes at her.

She does a sudden about-face, pivoting towards the window.

"Oh," she mumbles. "Never mind."
"What now?" I grumble.
"Shary said that he moved me over to your couch 'cuz it was getting cold," she says. "You're forgiven."
"......thanks," I sigh.

I guess last night's going to remain a secret.


>[2/?]

>>42024507
Cecile Navarre: Agent of the Gay Agenda.

>>42024516
Majored in Gay Science.

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>>42024507
Oh Gabby. Theresa reveal will be a hard blow.

>>42024507
>[3/3]


Since that jolted me completely awake, I pull myself up from the couch and stretch my arms and legs... everything's aching from all that physical activity that I was engaged in yesterday and it SUCKS.

"Guess I'm skipping school again," I mumble to myself as I look at the clock. 10AM, just in time for third period. Oh well.

Should I be concerned that I'm becoming less concerned with school as time goes on? If this keeps up, I'm going to end up just as bad as Allison.


>see about the aminals
>see about mah woman

>>42024516
Who WOULDN'T want to be cuddled by Cecile though?

>>42024542
>>see about the aminals
Cause your woman would ask about them as the first thing?

>>42024542
>see about the aminals

>>42024542
>see about the aminals
Duty first, pleasure after.

Heh, aminals.

>>42024516
But Cecile isn't gay agenda at all
She just fucks girls

She doesn't want to promote homosexual education to children, introduce safe spaces for people to fag out in every building, organise big lesbian advertisement parades, or make society more accepting of lustful lesbians leaking all over the place.
She just wants to fug her GF.
That's not gay agenda at all.

>>42024531
We're just softening her transition to f/u/ll lesbian.

>>42024542
I think Cecile is already as bad as Allison. At least she has the excuses that crazy psychic murderers keep coming after her.

>>42024548
Over Shine.

>>42024548
Someone who's afraid that sweet Oscar would mistake her for one who bats for the other team?

>>42024542
>see about the animals

>>42024542
>>see about the aminals

>>42024542
>>see about the aminals

>>42024561
It's a joke.

>>42024566
I'm sure Oscar would understand!

>>42024542
>see about the aminals

You know, we should move the windowsill plants that we have from our place to Charlotte's place.

Shit, we spend enough time here.

It's not like Milla or Rhaccy would screw with them because cats and owls don't care about plants, though Crows are willing to screw with things to troll you.

>>42024542
>see about the animals

>>42024580
Char needs her time off from catnip anon. And what about Milla, huh?

>>42024566
>>42024578
The really fun part is when Gabrielle accepts the /u/, only to discover that Theresa loves Cecile more.

Then Charlotte and Sun-Mi discovers that Mina still has it for Cecile.

>>42024594
They're all going to be NTR'd. Well, except Charlotte.

>>42024594
But Mina has a waifu who isn't a complete casual.

>>42024563
>>>42024548
>Over Shine.
On the basis of physical appearance, it considers Cecile to be the most attractive of anyone it's seen thus far.



>writing

>>42024610
That's just precious.

>>42024610
HAHAHA!

>>42024610
Wow, so Over-chan has shit taste huh?

She should want Cecile for herself then!

>>42024610
Bullshit, what about Irene?

Also if Overchan waifus Cecile so hard, it should make Cecile watch her diet and get some damn exercise.

>>42024610
She's pretty keen on making the body her own then.
Alternative reality where there might be Overshine route?

>>42024610
Over-chan confirmed for tsun-tsun.

>>42024610
>On the basis of physical appearance, it considers Cecile to be the most attractive of anyone it's seen thus far.
Isn't that because CC's body is her own, and she is simply a HUGE narcisist?

>>42024620
>She should want Cecile for herself then!
>>42024624
>Also if Overchan waifus Cecile so hard, it should make Cecile watch her diet and get some damn exercise.
It doesn't waifu her, it just thinks that she's drop-dead gorgeous.
Think of it like a situation where you see someone who's super mega ultra hot but then their personality makes you want to gouge their eyes out with your thumbs.

>>42024624
>Bullshit, what about Irene?
Pretty face but her boobs are way too big.

>>42024625
>Alternative reality where there might be Overshine route?
I can't see it happening, their personalities are pretty much incompatible.

>>42024640
>Isn't that because CC's body is her own, and she is simply a HUGE narcisist?
Nope.

>>42024661
>Think of it like a situation where you see someone who's super mega ultra hot but then their personality makes you want to gouge their eyes out with your thumbs.
That has literally never happened to me because I find personality to be a larger attractor than looks.

>her boobs are way too big.
>boobs too big
What.

>>42024661
Overshine is planning to take over CC's body to become the perfect waifu in her mine then.

>>42024677
*mind

>>42024675
Everything in moderation?

>>42024675
>What.
I'd rather have a chick with firm B's or C's than saggy G's.

>>42024675
>>Think of it like a situation where you see someone who's super mega ultra hot but then their personality makes you want to gouge their eyes out with your thumbs.
>That has literally never happened to me because I find personality to be a larger attractor than looks.
And that's a good way to be.

>>42024683
>Everything in moderation?
Pretty much. Its interests run from Charlotte's bust size on down, while Cecile accepts any and all bosoms- be they busty like Irene or flat like Theresa.

>>42024661
>their personalities are pretty much incompatible
No personality mix ever then?

>It doesn't waifu her, it just thinks that she's drop-dead gorgeous.
It's difficult to tell with only texts and cartoonish art, but I was always under the impression that Cecile was more cute in a dorky way than uber attractive.

>>42024712
>It's difficult to tell with only texts and cartoonish art, but I was always under the impression that Cecile was more cute in a dorky way than uber attractive.
Correct. That just happens to be the center of its strikezone.

It values personality over looks though, which is why Theresa wins.

>>42024723
>Theresa
>Broke up with GF because of Track Team
>Good personality

Duty first...

"Where's Loki?" I ask Gabrielle.
"He's right there," she says, pointing to Milla. She's curled up into as much of a ball as a puma can manage, and Loki's nestled right in the center all adorable-like.
"Umm..."

I can't help but be a little bit concerned.

"Is that going to be okay?" I ask. "What if Milla..."
"Those two are best friends," Gabrielle replies with a shrug. "Milla would never do anything to hurt Loki, he's been her buddy since she was just a tiny cub."
"Huh," I nod.

I did not know that.


>[1/?]

>>42024755
Wasn't it Mina that broke them up?

>>42024762
How long do crows/ravens/blackbirds/whatever live?

>>42024755


Overshine is fucking insane, she's not a good reference.

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>>42024762
>[2/2]

"What about Rhaccy?" I ask. "I haven't seen him since yesterday."
"Uhh..." Gabrielle walks over to the balcony and peeks her head out the door. "He's asleep out here," she says. "You don't have to worry about feeding him unless he starts bugging you though since he mostly eats mice and rabbits and stuff that he finds while doing whatever."
"...okay," I nod.

Ew.

And since they're all asleep, I don't have to worry about feeding them just yet. So now I'm officially free to go about my -personal- business, by which I mean "see how my girlfriend is doing."

Taking care not to make too much noise, I open the bedroom door and creep inside. I know Charlotte didn't want anyone seeing her right now, but I can't help but be curious about her...

"!!!!!"

The sight that I'm met with... I've never seen ANYTHING like that before. IN the corner of the room way from anything else is a gigantic mass that reachea all the way to the ceiling. Kind of ovular in shape, upon closer look it's got sticky strands of what I'm assuming is silk that are stuck all over the walls of the corner in order to hold it in place. These same strands compose most of the mass itself... but there's also something else. Yellowish hairs and brownish feathers are mixed in with those strands, making for a truly bizarre sight.

But there's no doubt that this is Charlotte's cocoon.

>>42024872
Wild 7 years captivity up to 23.

>>42024872
>How long do crows/ravens/blackbirds/whatever live?
The oldest known one lived to the age of 59. This was a huge outlier though.

>>42024866
>Wasn't it Mina that broke them up?
Yes.

>>42024878
What's a cocoon?
A n-n-n-nigger
:D

Theresa is a creepster . You know she spent night watching CC do her stuff.

>>42024878
We could throw a blanket over it or something.

END-OF-CHAPTER EPILOGUE TIME


Anyone whose whereabouts you're interested in seeing?

>>42024901
Overheating a person can kill them. Do not do that.

>>42024907
We haven't heard of Irene in a while.

>>42024907
Allison

>>42024907

Allison

>>42024907
What happened to Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay?

What happened to the Taxi driver who took Cecile and Charlotte and their fancy dresses to the poor part of town?

>>42024907
U wot m8
Give me Char-Char

>>42024907
>>42024916
Supporting Irene.

>>42024907
I'm kind of wondering about Irene.

>>42024907
I'll second Irene. Allison is good too though

>>42024927
She-...
She's in the cocoon.

>>42024907
Backing the Irene vote.

>>42024907
Allison
Irene
Mina
Sun mi

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"Another one dead," a man says to Irene. "And Gauthier's taking credit for it just like the last two."
"Of course he is," Irene replies as she flips through a document-stuffed manila folder. "Oh dear Lord," she gasps, grimacing as she stares at a picture of the scene of the crime. "This is what's left of Noelle?"
"Yes Ma'am," the man nods.
"There's no way that Cecile did that..."
"Hm?" he tilts his head. "Oh, you mean the girl who assisted you with the Monell serial murder incident?"
"Yeah," she nods. "Cecile's a sweet girl, but you just can't do something like this with Over Shine..."
"No," he shakes his head, "I suppose not."
"Must've been one of the Gauthier girls then..."

After clutching the cross pendant around her neck and saying a silent prayer for the deceased, Irene hands the folder back to the man who gave it to her.

"Where are you going?" he asks.
"Personal call," Irene replies.
"Eh!?" he grabs her shoulder. "You're not going to try and get transferred back to that city, are you? Mixing up with Gauthier's people never ended well for anyone!"
"No, that's not it," she shakes her head. "And the only way I'd get sent back there is if I actually -didn't- want to go, you know how Katrine is."

All the man can do is tug at his collar and nod.

"But she and Noelle used to be an item and it's probably best that -I- be the one who tells her the news..." Irene frowns.
"Because you're her sister?" he asks.
"No, because she hates me!" Irene says with a cheery smile. "She'd feel the need to hold back her emotions if someone else was to do it, but if it's me then she'll have no hesitation in venting all that emotion at me since I'm an 'allowed' target," she says. "It's better than holding it all in, you know?"
"Miss Lindegaard..."

He has no idea how his superior officer is able to stay so cheerful when talking about how her own sister despises her, nor does he have any idea -why- she's so despised.

>>42024985
No I mean, don't stop running and give me Char-Char coming out of it.

>>42025063
Wot was in the file?!

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>>42025080
Tiems for sisterly love!

>>42025080
Oh shit, will we see Katrine now?

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"Water the regular ones..." Allison says to herself as she pours a cup of water into the potted plants that rest on her sister's windowsill, "and check if the cactus is starting to shrivel up."

Nope, nothing.

"Alright, mission complete."

With a nod of satisfaction, Allison gives the plants one last look-over before exiting her sister's room. As the frequency that Cecile sleeps over at her girlfriend's place increases, so does the amount of time that Allison is forced to spend watering her plants... but she thinks to herself that that's just fine. She feels a strange sense of bonding as she tends to the plants that her sister so carefully planted and grew, and the visible appreciation that she receives from Cecile upon her return home is an added bonus.

The house is soul-crushingly lonely without Cecile around, and that feeling's been amplified by the outright terror of the past few days... nearly getting kidnapped on Sunday and then catching that sudden news report of a bizarre mutilation murder the next day was almost too much to bear. At least Cecile called afterwards to tell Allison that she was alright.

But some small part of her suspects that this too was connected to the insanity that seems to have come hand-in-hand with Cecile's newfound superpowers. In the two months since then, there's been a sharp increase in the amount of horrifying stuff that's been going on lately and Allison has most definitely noticed.


>[1/2]

>>42025231
>[2/2]

But that just gets pushed to the back of her mind, along with memories of bad breakups and pregnancy scares and all that.

"Nope," Allison shakes her head, "things're different now," she says to herself. Though still a bit worrisome, her sister has a girlfriend now and Allison FINALLY found a man who actually seems like he's worth keeping around. And Theresa's actually stopped by after what seems like forever!

And Cecile called ahead to say that she's actually going to be coming home tonight!

"I wonder what I'll cook..." Allison says to herself as she looks through the refrigerator. "...yeah, I'll treat her with something extra nice tonight."

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>>42025238
>And Cecile called ahead to say that she's actually going to be coming home tonight!

Wait a fucking minute didn't we do the opposite of that?

I've got a bad feeling about this.

>>42025288
This is the next day

In the penthouse office of a certain company, a certain businessman waits for his right-hand man to arrive with what is undoubtedly bad news. Ever since that stupid video got out, his stocks have plummeted and business partners have broken off what were almost guaranteed deals just a day prior to the damned thing being leaked to the media.

How was it even taken? The angle would suggest that the person was standing right next to him when he said what he said, but that makes no sense. So of course it had to be one of THOSE. Branches, or whatever the hell they're called. Worthless little shits with an assortment of superpowers that come at random. Of course he too has the money to hire one of those... "Gardeners," were they called? Like that one bitch with the stupid hat and the huge knockers.

He'd be willing to pay her for -those- services, but not to put any devil seeds in his brain or however the hell that stuff works. Absolutely not, he's all too familiar with the fact that that shit can make a man go crazy and lose himself to demonic possession or whatever.

David Gauthier's one of them, too. Everyone knows it, that shameless bastard. He's got his hands elbow-deep in that stuff and he doesn't even TRY to hide it. Hell, chances are that HE was the one behind that video.

"Sir?"

A muffled voice precedes a knock on the door.

"Come in," the old man says in a gruff voice.

This had better be good.


>[1/?]

>>42025331
Joshua will have to make sure this guy don't get his grabby hands all over his waifu.

>>42025331

"Well?" he asks as his underling enters the office. "Any luck with those men you convinced be to hire?"
"......about that..." the bald toady lowers his head.
"Nothing?" he leans into his desk.

The only thing he'd love more than getting his hands on whoever was responsible for that video is to throw this useless fuck out the window. But then he'd have to hire someone else and that's just a pain.

"The men I hired..." the underling whimpers, "...Wayne Morrissey, the first one... he quit without any prior warning and returned the entirety of what was paid," he says. "Immediately afterwards, he skipped town."
"Chickenshit," the businessman growls. "What about the other one?"
"Yes, well..."

Its like he's shrinking into his own body.

"Glenn Markham... he also quit and returned the money we paid him," the servicing coward says, "but the next day he was picked up by the Tree of Life after being brutally beaten. The hospital he's in isn't too far from here, but I wanted to know what you wanted to do before I took action against him."

Of course. You're the one who handpicked these fucks and then you blame them when they can't get the job done.


>[2/?]

>>42025407

"We got all the money back?" the businessman asks.
"Y- yes, sir!" his underling nods vigorously. "Every last cent is accounted for!"
"Then use that money and hire someone who can actually DO the job, you worthless fuck!" he shouts, slamming his fist on his desk.
"Yyyyes si-"

The man's posture suddenly changes.

"What," the boss asks, "you finally grew a backbone?"
"I already had one," the toady replies.
"Wha...?"

The rich mogul stares at his subordinate... it's like his entire demeanor changed in an instant. And something about it just irks him the WRONG way, even more than the sudden change itself.

"Though I guess I won't be needing it anymore," the toady says as he reaches into his jacket and brings out a gun.
"Wh-" the businessman's blood runs cold. "Y- you wouldn't dare!"
"Would I?"

A single gunshot rings throughout the office.


>[3/?]

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>>42025464
>"Y- you wouldn't dare!"
Yeah, that always ends well.

>>42025464

"Oh-" Bile rises in the old man's throat. "Oh my God!"

He just committed suicide! Out of the blue! He pointed the muzzle to his temple and blew his own brains out! But was it because he was ashamed about failing his employer? No, his actions just prior to pulling the trigger wouldn't suggest anything of that sort, his tone was almost mocking.

Maybe that's it!? A final "fuck you" before ending his life? But he never seemed to be the type of man to do that...

"Oh Jesus Christ..." the businessman suppresses the urge to vomit as he looks at the fragments of skull and brain matter that now litter his office. "The cops..." he reaches for his office phone. "Before someone blames -me-, I need to-"
"Don't do that," a voice calls out. "Not yet, anyways."

The businessman lets out a horrified scream as the man who just shot himself in the head rises back to his feet and starts talking like nothing happened at all.

But his head... most of his upper skull is gone and his eyes are empty sockets and...

The urge to vomit can no longer be controlled.


>[4/?]

>>42025536

"It's the Devil!" the businessman falls out of his chair and scrambles as far away from the walking corpse as he can. "Oh dear Lord it's Satan come to take me away!"

What else could explain this?

"No, not the devil," the corpse replies in a nonchalant manner. "But I can deliver you to him if that's what you really want..." he says, pointing the gun that killed him at the old man.
"N- no!" he cries. "Please!"
"Ha" its shoulders heave with laughter, causing flakes of skull and brain to fall to the ground. "So you -don't- want to die?"
"NO I DON'T WANT TO DIE PLEASE!!!"

The scent of urine joins the blood that's already begun to saturate the air in the office.

"Alright, then I'll make this quick." the corpse says. "You hired some men to go after whoever the hell it was who took that video of you making an ass of yourself, right?" it asks. "...well I guess it was actually the former owner of -this- body but I've already taken care of him now haven't I?"
"Wh... what are you talking about...?"
"I'm saying that I made this guy," the corpse points to itself," kill himself. "And do you know why?"
"N... no..." the old man whimpers.
"You see, my daughters happened to have been attacked by the men that were hired by the late Mister... whoever the hell this is," the corpse says. "All in the pursuit of your interests."


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>>42025603
Motherfucking Gauthier, you magnificent bastard!

>>42025603
So Gauthier can apparently mind control Branch Holders, and also make a Branch personality disappear?

Also he does not fuck around.

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>>42025603
Fuck it, I love it when fathers go on murder rampages to protect their children.

>>42025603

"You don't blame the gun for the man behind it," the corpse says, "so I left the guys who did the actual attacking alone... but in this case you're the man behind the man with the gun."
"W- wait!" the old man shouts. "Daughters? I don't know any-"

And then it hits him.

"Th... those Gauthier girls..." he gasps.
"Bingo!" the corpse snaps its fingers. "Now we're getting somewhere."
"I knew you were one of-"
"A Branch Holder?" it asks. "That's right... and I have more pressing matters so let's finish up with this quickly."
"What do you want, you monster!?"
"What I -want-," the corpse moves in so close that the old man can feel what's left of its body heat, "is for you to give up this hunt of yours. You've already involved my daughters and their friends once and I'm not going to allow it to happen again." It presses its hand around his neck. "Do you understand?"

He can only whimper in response.

"My eldest isn't in a good state at the moment," the corpse says, "so my patience is thinner than usual..." the corpse tries to sigh but spurts blood on the man's face instead. "...so this is what you're going to do." It drops him. "You are going to eat the cost of your idiocy and give up your search of the person who outed you as an old racist asshole, and then you'll carry on as usual. I don't care if your business bounces back or if it fails or if you die of syphilis or whatever. Understand?"

He nods his head repeatedly.


>[6/?]

So, big G is a goddamn necromancer?

>>42025688
Go zombie-dad!

>>42025705
Just with people he's got a bone to pick with.

>>42025705
I'd guess his powers is like a broken version of Blood Witch, just without the blood stuff.

>>42025688
>reavealing your identity to a hostile individual and then letting him live
Dammit David. This is how you get information on your Branch leaked to your enemies.

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>>42025688
>[7/7]

"And if I find out that you've done otherwise," the corpse says," then you'll end up as my next puppet and I'll make sure that you kill yourself in the most flagrant manner that I can think of. And believe me, I have experience with this. Remember what happened to the Naletto Family?"
"Th... they..."

The thought of THAT happening to him is too much to bear.

"You'll end up worse should you cross me again," the corpse says. "So watch yourself. I know I'll be watching you."

The corpse suddenly loses whatever force was animating it and falls to the floor. Right on top of the businessman.

Too afraid to move, the old remain remains like this until his eldest son comes to pick him up for a scheduled round of golf, four hours later.

[Chapter 3: Night of Witches]
[END]

>>42025755
That'll make for a nice story to joke with the family about on thanksgiving.

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>>42025767
Thanks for running arch!
What time's it in archland now then?

>>42025767
Thanks for running, Archelon. It was a fun chapter and a thrilling conclusion.

>>42025767
>[Chapter 3: Night of Witches]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj8OjPKN9B4

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That's it for this thread and this chapter, folks. I thank everyone who participated here, and apologize for the slow pace of this one. An exceptionally shitty day kind of killed my drive to write and I forced myself along for the first few hours of this.

False Dendrite will be taking a break of about two weeks or so while I focus on game writings and other things. I do intend to put up a few Joshua threads in the interim though.


and now for an end-of-chapter question time.

>>42025804
Would Allison like to get a Branch if it was offered to her?

>>42025804
What's Gauthier's not!Necromancer branch called?

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>>42025804
>I do intend to put up a few Joshua threads in the interim though.

>>42025804
How does Gauthier deal with people he's threatened like this previously being captured by personal enemies and tortured for information on his Branch? How is his Branch not common knowledge?

>>42025804
Would it have been possible to make an early antagonist out of Sun-Mi if we had played differently?

>>42025804
Does Shary secretly love cuddling?

>>42025804
Are there any branches that have control over concepts or ideas?

>>42025804
What's the deal with Gabi ranking everyone close to her? Isn't it enough just to say "this is the group of people I like the most"?

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>>42025858
>What's the deal with Gabi ranking everyone close to her?

>>42025895
Oh, yeah. They're the same character.

>>42025794
>What time's it in archland now then?
10AM. I really went over the timelimit that I wanted to be done with this by, but it couldn't be helped if I was going to end the chapter with this thread.

>>42025811
>Would Allison like to get a Branch if it was offered to her?
Probably not.

>>42025812
>What's Gauthier's not!Necromancer branch called?
There is a Branch that can control dead bodies called "Corpse Puppeteer." This is what most would think of when confronted with a necromantic-seeming Branch.
David Gauthier's Branch has nothing to do with the dead.

>>42025833
>How does Gauthier deal with people he's threatened like this previously being captured by personal enemies and tortured for information on his Branch?
He never reveals any more than what was shown in this interlude, and that's nowhere near enough to reveal what exactly his Branch is.

>How is his Branch not common knowledge?
Control of information pertaining to it. The Tree of Life knows that he makes people kill themselves and that those corpses sometimes do stuff but that's the extent of what's known.

>>42025839
>Would it have been possible to make an early antagonist out of Sun-Mi if we had played differently?
She's pretty chill in general so Cecile would have had to be directly antagonistic towards her in order for such a thing to happen.

>>42025842
>Does Shary secretly love cuddling?
It's no secret.

>>42025855
>Are there any branches that have control over concepts or ideas?
Not sure what you mean by that.

>>42025858
>What's the deal with Gabi ranking everyone close to her? Isn't it enough just to say "this is the group of people I like the most"?
She's kind of socially stunted and the number of people who she actually likes can be counted on two hands. It's just the kind of person she is.


And now I really ought to go to sleep. Thanks for playing!

For further questioning:
http://maouzenigame.tumblr.com/

Game production blog:
https://studioarchelon.wordpress.com/

>>42025331
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>>42025755
I had to skip after the CC portion of the thread was done, just got to this now.

Holy shit, this is some badass reading material right here. David best dad.